Orange peels should never be thrown away, but if sprinkled with sugar they can create something very interesting.
On all tables, in all seasons, the orange is one of the most consumed fruits along with many others that do not have a predefined season, such as pears, apples and bananas.
But above all, orange is a must for both winter and summer because it can be found at any time of the year in the market in different types depending on the place and the use you want to give it.
Orange peels: that’s why you have to sprinkle them with sugar
In summer it is very useful to create a juice or a drink that can be consumed with ice to cool off from the sweltering days and relieve high temperatures.
In addition, the juice is also useful against ailments, since being rich in vitamin C , it strengthens our immune defenses and will give us the boost of energy we need.
In winter, however, you can do many things with oranges , starting with Christmas sweets that can be flavored with a little orange juice or zest or even to prepare tasty dishes.
In some regions, especially in Puglia, orange is a fundamental ingredient for Easter Day , as it is included in the traditional Benedictine, in which you also see boiled eggs, salami, artichokes and fried ricotta and many others on the plate with this citrus. dishes strictly accompanied by a little ginger.
But even the peels of these oranges are used for various reasons, if at Christmas we use them to decorate our tree or to perfume our house by using them in the dehumidifier or drying them on the stove, we can also sprinkle them with sugar. .
Recipe
In fact, according to one recipe , orange peels , if cut and placed in a saucepan, can be covered with sugar and marinated for an hour. At the end of this time, add a little orange pulp and boil everything on a stove.
By adding a little flour and lemon juice (with a little zest of this citrus), we hope that a jam-like paste will form where our orange peels will be perfectly caramelized.
Once the operation is finished, we can put our peels in jars or a container and save them and enjoy them whenever we prefer or use them for our desserts.
In this movement we will have something delicious to bite and natural. In addition, orange peel is rich in essential oils and beneficial properties for our body and therefore can be a panacea.
So, before throwing away the peel of this citrus, let’s think twice and maybe make the most of everything that the orange can give us, also taking advantage of its peel and extracting the best we can by adding a few ingredients.